JCUSafe App

The JCUSafe App provides, in one location, information on the University's security and safety plans and resources. JCUSafe is an important tool to provide a safe environment for staff and students as well as meeting emergency response and critical incident obligations. Key features include:

• Emergency notification system and alert service for critical incident and other safety or emergency alerts.
• Emergency contact information for JCU Security, Police and 24 hr crisis lines including 13YARN and 1800 RESPECT, Lifeline and more.
• Current information on all COVID updates.
• Easy access to either a physical or virtual security escort service on campus for staff and students.
• Virtual Friend Walk location sharing with JCU Security or friends and family.
• Suspicious activity or other incident reporting including sexual misconduct.
• Chat capability where users can chat with the Security Control Room in real-time for assistance.
• Emergency plans for a number of potential incidents and the University's lockdown, shelter-in-place and evacuation procedures.
• Check-in and location sharing allowing users to quickly share their GPS location with the University, friends or family with the tap of a button.
• Work Alone feature which will automatically check in on users while working or studying alone and can trigger a call to JCU Security, friends or family if you fail to check in at the pre-determined time.
• Information on bullying, cyber abuse, sexual and personal assault as well as easy access to a range of campus supports including student and staff counselling services, peer support, AccessAbility services and Indigenous student services.
• Interactive campus maps.

Download the JCUSafe app from the Apple Store or Google Play.